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Westfield State University is a public institution situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. Westfield is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Westfield State University?

Contact details for Westfield are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	577 Western Ave, Westfield, MA 01086-1630
Phone:	413-572-5300
Website:	www.westfield.ma.edu

Can I Afford Westfield?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Westfield paid $340 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$970	$7,050
Fees	$10,530	$10,530
Books and Supplies	$1,140	$1,140
On Campus Room and Board	$12,894	$12,894
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,872	$2,872

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Westfield, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,334 a year. That adds up to $29,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Westfield is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Westfield State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,239 undergraduate students at Westfield, with 3,486 being full-time and 753 being part-time.

There are also 774 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,486 full-time undergraduates at Westfield, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Westfield State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	77
Black or African American	170
Hispanic or Latino	366
White	2,608
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	248

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Westfield State University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Westfield. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Pakistan, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at Westfield State University

In 2020-2021, 2,620 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Westfield has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Westfield

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Westfield State University was 135.1%. This is the #282 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Westfield regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

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